Maria (Sans) Dufrocq (1823 - 1872)

Born 9 Oct 1823 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Ancestors

Died 13 Jul 1872 at age 48 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Mary was born 9 Oct 1823. Matron of the Louisiana Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind^[1] (now the Louisiana School for the Deaf).

Notes

Estimated marriage date between death of Anna (Converse) Dufrocq and birth of Mary Louisa Dufrocq.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Louisiana School for the Deaf," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_School_for_the_Deaf&oldid=758201486 (accessed July 24, 2017).

• "Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records," Diocese of Baton Rouge, Department of Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 1983 (Kindle Edition). Vol 4 Pg 497. Text: SANS Maria (Jean and Marguerita ACOSTA) bn 9 Oct 1823, bt Oct 1823 spo Manuel Lopez and Rosalia Arrayse (SJO-16, 156 #92).
• "Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records," Diocese of Baton Rouge, Department of Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 1988 (Kindle Edition). Vol 8 Pg 212. Text: Mary Louisa (John R Dufrocq and Mary SANS) bn 15 Nov 1851 bt 10 Oct 1854 spo Peter Milhet and Marie Josephine Puilen (SJO-18, 49).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPF-N4W : 30 December 2015), Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Mary Dufroq, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q1-C4X : 17 October 2014), M Dufrocq, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; citing p. 50, family , NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,011.
• "Mrs Mary Dufrocq," obituary. New Orleans Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana USA. 25-26 Jul 1872, Pg 1. Text: The death, at Baton Rouge, on the 13th, is reported of Mrs Mary Dufrocq, widow of the late John R Dufrocq, formerly editor and proprietor of the Baton Rouge Gazette, and for several years in succession Mayor of Baton Rouge.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sally Viada for providing a copy of Mary's obituary.